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Alexander of Carthage. Usurper, AD 308-310. Æ Follis (21.5mm, 4.01 g, 6h). Carthago (Carthage) mint. 3rd bronze issue, end of summer AD 310.
CNG Feature Auction 118
Lot: 1164. Estimated: $ 3 000
Roman Imperial, Bronze, Coin-in-Hand Video
Sold For $ 7 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.
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Alexander of Carthage. Usurper, AD 308-310. Æ Follis (21.5mm, 4.01 g, 6h). Carthago (Carthage) mint. 3rd bronze issue, end of summer AD 310. IMP ALEXANDER P F AVG, laureate head right / ROM AETER NAE AVG N, Roma seated left, holding globe in extended right hand and vertical spear in left; P*K. RIC VI 76 (R5); Malingue 20.b#1 (dies AN/20.b-A – this coin). Green patina. Good VF. Rare.
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 1150.
The first imperial mint in Carthage was opened by Maximian in AD 297 in order to lead a campaign against rebelling tribes in Mauretania. His son, Maxentius, unconvinced of African loyalties, closed it in early 308. The Carthaginian troops who rose against Maxentius proclaimed the Vicar of the Praetorian Prefect for Africa, Alexander of Carthage, otherwise known as Lucius Domitius Alexander, Emperor. Domitius Alexander then reopened the Carthage mint, starting production on a wonderful variety of folles or nummi. 17 reverse types were produced within two years, compared to 5 reverse types for the previous 10 years. Maxentius sent an army to Africa in the fall of AD 310, defeated Domitius Alexander, and recovered the province. The Carthage mint was then permanently closed. No more Roman Imperial coins were struck in Africa until the Byzantine Empire.
The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 118 lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 13-14 September 2021. CNG Feature Auction 118 – Session Four – Roman Imperial Coinage Part 2 through Antiquities will be held Tuesday afternoon, 14 September 2021 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.
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